{"id":32874,"date":"2025-08-01T18:47:16","date_gmt":"2025-08-01T18:47:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=32874"},"modified":"2025-08-01T18:47:16","modified_gmt":"2025-08-01T18:47:16","slug":"former-first-lady-michelle-obama-is-not-a-big-fan-of-first-take-and-the-rest-of-espn-and-recently-took-a-brutal-shot-at-the-network","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=32874","title":{"rendered":"Former First Lady Michelle Obama is not a big fan of \u2018First Take\u2019 and the rest of ESPN and recently took a brutal shot at the network."},"content":{"rendered":"

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ESPN is under scrutiny following the arrests of Marcus Morris and\u00a0Gilbert Arenas<\/a>. They have also fired Shannon Sharpe, letting the former\u00a0NFL<\/a>\u00a0star go after he settled a lawsuit with a woman who claims he raped her.<\/p>\n

The Worldwide Leader in Sports is hardly just about sports anymore. With drama high and controversy seemingly around every corner, the network has been compared to the reality TV show \u2018Real Housewives of Atlanta\u2019.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s how Michelle put it while on her \u2018IMO\u2019 podcast alongside her brother Craig Robinson, with the pair hosting Bowen Yang and Matt Rogers.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s all a sociological study,\u201d\u00a0<\/em>she said<\/a>. \u201cThey think that sports is better reality TV, I\u2019m like, \u2018it\u2019s the same thing\u2019.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cIf I listen to ESPN for an hour, it\u2019s like watching the Real Housewives of Atlanta, you know? It\u2019s the same drama, and they\u2019re yelling at each other and they don\u2019t get along, you know? I mean, Stephen A. Smith, he\u2019s just like every other\u2026\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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\u201cHe\u2019d be a great Real Housewife,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0Rogers suggested.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe would be amazing,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0Yang said.<\/p>\n

Michelle Obama Can\u2019t Understand Why People At ESPN Can\u2019t Get Along<\/h2>\n
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Pat McAfee and Stephen A. Smith (Photo via X)<\/p>\n

<\/em><\/em>Michelle also claimed to be fascinated by the constant friction between some of the folks at ESPN.<\/p>\n

\u201cI mean, the fact that people over seasons of working still can\u2019t get along. They still have the same arguments, you know, and it\u2019s not just women,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0she remarked.\u00a0\u201cBut this happens in sports, too. I find it fascinating.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

The four then discussed the fake drama created by the \u2018Real Housewives\u2019 franchise as they examined the similarities between sports shows and reality TV.<\/p>\n

Of note, Stephen A. Smith has held down a role on the soap opera \u2018General Hospital\u2019, playing a character called Brick, a security expert linked to mob operations.<\/p>\n

He made a cameo on the show as a reporter in 2007 but landed a recurring role in 2016 and has since made over 40 appearances.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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